2 weeks ago
TDP leader slams Bhumana over remarks against Tirupati Collector
In a city called Tirupati, two political groups are arguing.
One group is called TDP and the other is called YSRCP.
A TDP leader named JB Srinivas said that a YSRCP leader named Bhumana Karunakar Reddy said mean things about a government officer.
The government officer is the Collector of Tirupati, Dr S Venkateswar.
Srinivas said Bhumana and his son had no right to talk about the Collector or a Minister.
He thinks Bhumana is upset because the government is taking back land that people took without permission.
Srinivas said the Collector worked very hard, studied in a hostel, and became an important officer.
He asked where lots of land in some villages came from.
He said the government should keep following the law.
This is a political argument about land and government officials.
TDP Tirupati constituency in-charge JB Srinivas criticised YSRCP's former Chittoor district president Bhumana Karunakar Reddy for remarks against Tirupati district Collector Dr S Venkateswar.
Srinivas said Bhumana and his son Bhumana Abhinay Reddy had no moral right to speak about Minister Anagani Satya Prasad and the Collector.
Srinivas alleged Bhumana's remarks stemmed from frustration over the administration taking action on encroached lands.
He praised Collector Venkateswar as an IAS officer from a backward class community who studied in a hostel and rose to his position.
Srinivas questioned the source of tens of acres of land in Tanapalli, Vadamalapeta and Srikalahasti-Vijayapuram areas and urged continued legal action.
- Who
- TDP Tirupati constituency in-charge JB Srinivas criticised YSRCP's former Chittoor district president Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, who had made remarks against Tirupati district Collector Dr S Venkateswar and Minister Anagani Satya Prasad.
- What
- A political dispute over remarks against the Tirupati Collector and Minister, and over the administration's action on encroached lands.
- Where
- Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- When
- Monday, when Srinivas spoke to the media in Tirupati.
- Why
- Srinivas alleged Bhumana spoke out of frustration over the administration recovering encroached lands and rejected corruption allegations against the officials.
Critics of the administration
TDP and administration supporters
Corruption allegations
Critics of the administration
Bhumana alleged corruption and wrongdoing by the Collector and Minister.
TDP and administration supporters
Srinivas rejected the allegations, saying Bhumana calls everyone a thief because of the kind of activities he has been involved in.
Encroached land recovery
Critics of the administration
Bhumana made critical remarks against the Collector and Minister over the administration's handling of land matters.
TDP and administration supporters
Srinivas said the administration is legally recovering encroached lands and Bhumana is frustrated because he cannot accept the recovery.
Key facts
- Speaker
- JB Srinivas, TDP Tirupati constituency in-charge
- Criticised
- Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, YSRCP's erstwhile Chittoor district president
- Targets of remarks
- Tirupati district Collector Dr S Venkateswar and Minister Anagani Satya Prasad
- Location
- Tirupati
- Date
- Monday, as reported
- Alleged motive
- Frustration over administration action on encroached lands
- Land areas questioned
- Tanapalli, Vadamalapeta, Srikalahasti-Vijayapuram
- Collector's background
- IAS officer from a backward class community who studied in a hostel
Quotes
JB Srinivas
TDP Tirupati constituency in-charge
“If a thousand Charles Sobhrajs come together, they would be one Karunakar Reddy. If a thousand Daku Mangal Singhs come together, they would be one Abhinay Reddy”
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“You are calling everyone a thief because of the kind of activities you have been involved in”
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